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Game Of Thrones Finale Recap: Do The White Thing
8 hours ago | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
It’s the Game Of Thrones Season 2 Finale, entitled “Valar Morghulis”, but we have no time to unpack that title cause we have 7,800 plots to wrap up, so let’s just go straight to the lightning round – the darting from plot-to-plot in this episode almost felt like the movie Magnolia, but with fewer dragons (there were a bunch of dragons in Magnolia, right? Phillip Seymour Hoffman was like 7 dragons himself, I think. Whatever, this is not what we came here to talk about. Magnolia-Dragon Night is Tuesdays.) The episode opens with a classic eye shot reminiscent of our old recappin’ grounds Lost: It’s the eye of Tyrion Lannister, who narrowly avoided a another shocking Game Of Thrones death in the second-to-last episode (at that rate, in Season 3 they would’ve had to kill off, like, George R.R. Martin, or at least one of his R’s). After some »
- Dan Hopper
June Preview: ‘Prometheus,’ ‘Rock of Ages,’ and ‘Brave’
1 June 2012 2:30 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Monthly Movie Preview – June 2012
No offense to people who like the month of June, but this might be the weakest month of the summer movie season. Especially with G.I. Joe: Retaliation going Mia from the month’s slate, this one doesn’t have the firepower of May (The Avengers, Men in Black 3), July (The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises) or possibly even August (The Bourne Legacy, The Expendables 2).
Instead, this month looks to have some of the most random offerings of them all. Sure, Prometheus, Brave, and Rock of Ages are mixed in there, but so is another Tyler Perry movie (Madea’s Witness Protection), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and yup, that Channing Tatum stripping movie Magic Mike. Oh, and a movie in which Mark Wahlberg hangs out with a raunchy teddy bear (Ted) for good measure. Add a Pixar movie on top, (Brave), and you’ve got June. »
- Nick Allen
The Amazing Race: Which Films Came Out Of Cannes As Potential Oscar Contenders?
1 June 2012 10:09 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Gosh, it feels like only yesterday we were talking about the 2011 Oscar season, with films like "The Artist," "Hugo," "The Descendants," "The Help" and "Moneyball" jostling for position in the chase for little gold statues. And that's because, well, it basically was yesterday: we're only a little over three months since Oscar season wrapped up. But time marches on, and with the arrival of the Cannes Film Festival, we've got some of the first indications of what might come into play in the awards season by the end of this year.
Last year, after all, saw the emergence of "The Artist" on the Croisette, a film that virtually no one was aware of before, but was swiftly picked up the Weinstein Brothers, became a crowd-pleaser, and went on to become an awards season juggernaut, winning Best Picture, Director and Actor. Palme d'Or winner "The Tree of Life" and Woody Allen »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Rock of Ages New Photos – Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough
29 May 2012 12:24 PM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
HollywoodNews.com:Under the direction of Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”), New Line Cinema’s feature film adaptation of the smash hit Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” comes to the big screen.
“Rock of Ages” tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison, Reo Speedwagon, Twisted Sister and more.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones as Patricia Whitmore in New Line Cinema’s rock musical “Rock Of Ages"
The movie musical stars Julianne Hough (“Burlesque”), with actor/singer Diego Boneta in his feature film debut, Russell Brand (“Arthur,” “Get Him to the Greek”), Oscar® nominee Paul Giamatti (“Cinderella Man”), Academy Award® winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago”), Malin Akerman (“The Proposal”) and R&B queen Mary J. Blige, with Oscar® nominee Alec Baldwin (“The Cooler, »
- Josh Abraham
Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of Rock Of Ages In St. Louis
29 May 2012 10:43 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Under the direction of Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”), New Line Cinema’s feature film adaptation of the smash hit Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” comes to the big screen.
“Rock of Ages” tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison, Reo Speedwagon, Twisted Sister and more.
The movie musical stars Julianne Hough (“Burlesque”), with actor/singer Diego Boneta in his feature film debut, Russell Brand (“Arthur,” “Get Him to the Greek”), Oscar® nominee Paul Giamatti (“Cinderella Man”), Academy Award® winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago”), Malin Akerman (“The Proposal”) and R&B queen Mary J. Blige, with Oscar® nominee Alec Baldwin (“The Cooler,” TV’s “30 Rock”), and Oscar® nominee Tom Cruise (“Mission: Impossible . Ghost Protocol,” “Magnolia,” “Jerry Maguire”) as Stacee Jaxx. »
- Movie Geeks
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Blu-ray Review
24 May 2012 9:42 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
It seems the world is made up of two kinds of people. There are those that absolutely love and adore Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, and those that think their brand of "anti-comedy" is awful, unfunny and, in some instances, a preview of what hell will be like.
I myself am the former. Being as such, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie was assuredly made for me. Well, most of it, anyways.
It's easy to have been skeptical from the get go as to how Tim and Eric would pull off taking their 15 minute long TV show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and making an entire movie out of their personal brand of comedy. The secret is that Billion Dollar Movie actually has a plot.
The movie begins, after a series of short quick bits, with a fake film that Tim and Eric have made with a billion »
Blu-ray Review: Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
24 May 2012 9:16 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
It seems the world is made up of two kinds of people. There are those that absolutely love and adore Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, and those that think their brand of "anti-comedy" is awful, unfunny and, in some instances, a preview of what hell will be like.
I myself am the former. Being as such, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie was assuredly made for me. Well, most of it, anyways.
It's easy to have been skeptical from the get go as to how Tim and Eric would pull off taking their 15 minute long TV show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and making an entire movie out of their personal brand of comedy. The secret is that Billion Dollar Movie actually has a plot.
The movie begins, after a series of short quick bits, with a fake film that Tim and Eric have made with a billion »
Tom Cruise Said to "Have Issues" with The Master; Lines Up The Magnificent Seven Remake
24 May 2012 7:54 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Throughout his long career, actor Tom Cruise has received three Academy Award nominations, the last of which was for Magnolia, director Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 ensemble drama. Anderson's latest work, The Master, recently debuted its first trailer. Cruise and Anderson apparently remain friendly, as the director screened the movie for him, The Wrap reports; however, Cruise apparently wasn't completely impressed.
According to the report, Cruise's disenchantment stems from his devotion to the Church of Scientology. The Master centers on a family man (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who starts his own cult-like religion, which has long been reported to be loosely based on Scientology. Apparently, two sources close to the movie claim that Cruise "had issues" with some parts, and that Anderson was hoping to head off conflict over the movie from the growing religious organization. The report also claims that The Master's distributor, The Weinstein Company, intends to show the movie to John Travolta, »
- Ryan Gowland
Teaser for Scientology movie shows an unhinged Joaquin Phoenix
23 May 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | Cineplex | See recent Cineplex news »
Provocateur Paul Thomas Anderson has only directed five feature films but each has landed in arthouse theatres with a flurry of advance press and a megawatt star leading the charge in a role that completely subverts public opinion - think Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love, Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights or Tom Cruise in Magnolia - and with the first teaser for his upcoming Scientology critique, we get the sense that we're going to be seeing another controversial masterpiece from PTA.
The Master, being released by the Weinstein Company in October, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an L. Ron Hubbard-esque man who returns from WWII and ends up creating his own religion as a mean to figure out who he is in post-war America. Joaquin Phoenix plays his right-hand man and disciple but what we see in the footage is a man before he's drank the Kool-Aid, smiling behind »
- Andrea Miller
Teaser from PTA's Scientology film shows an unhinged Joaquin Phoenix
23 May 2012 8:09 AM, PDT | Cineplex | See recent Cineplex news »
Provocateur Paul Thomas Anderson has only directed five feature films but each has landed in arthouse theatres with a flurry of advance press and a megawatt star leading the charge in a role that completely subverts public opinion - think Adam Sandler in Punch-Drunk Love, Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights or Tom Cruise in Magnolia - and with the first teaser for his upcoming Scientology critique, we get the sense that we're going to be seeing another controversial masterpiece from PTA.
The Master, being released by the Weinstein Company in October, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as an L. Ron Hubbard-esque man who returns from WWII and ends up creating his own religion as a mean to figure out who he is in post-war America. Joaquin Phoenix plays his right-hand man and disciple but what we see in the footage is a man before he's drank the Kool-Aid, smiling behind »
- Andrea Miller
Paul Thomas Anderson Screened Scientology-Inspired The Master For Tom Cruise
23 May 2012 7:00 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
While I don't bow at the feet of Paul Thomas Anderson like many of my fellow film journalists out there, I freely admit that the guy makes excellent films and, in retrospect, There Will Be Blood probably deserved the Oscar over No Country For Old Men back in 2008. (But let's not get into That whole argument again.)
Anderson's next film, The Master, is said to be inspired by L. Ron Hubbard and the creation of Scientology as a religion. In the movie, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the creator of his own religion, and his character reportedly bears many similarities to Hubbard. Anderson, who worked with famous Scientologist Tom Cruise on 1999's Magnolia, decided to show Cruise an early cut of the film, presumably to gauge his reaction since the Church of Scientology has been, shall we say, a bit wary of the film.
The Wrap reports that Cruise "had issues »
- benp
Paul Thomas Anderson Screened Scientology-Related Drama The Master for Tom Cruise
22 May 2012 10:08 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
In the early days of reporting on Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie, before it was called The Master, we tentatively referred to it as PTA's Scientology Film. The conception of the movie has since evolved, focusing on a man (Philip Seymour Hoffman) so shaken by the horrors of World War II that he creates a new, nonspecific religion. But still, there are similarities between this story and the life of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard---specifically the post-wwii time frame and the philosophical epiphany on a boat trip. This seems enough cause for tension between Anderson and Tom Cruise, his Magnolia star and outspoken Scientologist. Anderson, giving us yet another reason to respect him, decided to address the conflict head on and screen a rough cut of The Master for Cruise. Hit the jump for Cruise's reaction. Cruise's representation declined to comment, but The Wrap spoke to two sources close to the production. »
- Brendan Bettinger
Paul Thomas Anderson Has Shown Tom Cruise His Scientology-Inspired Film, The Master
22 May 2012 4:21 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Even though he was famous years before he appeared in Magnolia, Tom Cruise has a lot to thank writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson for. Simply put, the filmmaker gave the actor one of the best roles of his life. Playing the alpha-male testosterone-fueled, daddy-issue-filled Frank T.J. Mackey, Cruise was able to both access his terrific charisma as well as he's stunning dramatic powers and the result got him an Academy Award nomination. That said, it's not hard to understand why the two would butt heads over Anderson's new film. Titled The Master (you can watch the impressive trailer right Here), the movie is based on the life of L. Ron Hubbard and the origins of Scientology. Cruise, of course, is one of the most famous Scientologists in the world. So what is Cruise going to say when he sees the finished product? Well, apparently that's already happened. The Wrap, »
Tom Cruise Has Seen Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master,' Has "Issues" With It
22 May 2012 4:21 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Since rumors started to fly about Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, "The Master," which was said, and has now pretty much been confirmed, to be about the much-mocked religion of Scientology, there's been one question on the back of many our minds: what does Tom Cruise think about the whole thing? The megastar is, after all, both an Oscar nominee for his supporting turn in Anderson's 1999 film "Magnolia," and a leading light in, and often public spokesman for, the Church of Scientology, the very subject which his former director was tackling with his latest film.
Both Anderson and The Weinstein Company have been at pains to avoid publicly connecting the film with the religion, but it was clear from anyone who saw the footage unveiled at Cannes yesterday what the writer-director is up to with the project. Well, according to The Wrap, 1) Cruise and Anderson are still friends, and in touch, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Paul Thomas Anderson shared a screening of The Master with Tom Cruise
22 May 2012 12:58 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Paul Thomas Anderson knew that he might be hitting a very sensitive subject matter with his latest film, The Master. Sensitive in the sense that it may affect one of his friends, Tom Cruise. Anderson formed a friendship with the actor when he directed him in Magnolia.The Master is loosely based on the founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard. Cruise has no shame in speaking about his religion and beliefs. When it first came out that Anderson would be doing a film like this, many wondered »
- Niki Stephens
Tom Cruise Shown Cut Of Scientology-Inspired Film?
22 May 2012 12:37 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"The Master," Paul Thomas Anderson's highly anticipated new film, which made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, is at least partially inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. The film focuses on a charismatic man named Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who forms his own religious movement during the 1950s.
That dovetails with Hubbard's own timeline and history -- for instance, both the fictional Lancaster and Hubbard himself had wives named Mary Sue -- and has caused some to wonder if the film will raise the hackles of the notoriously secretive group.
Now, in an effort to quell any further controversy, Anderson has reportedly screened a cut of "The Master" for one of Scientology's most high-profile members: Tom Cruise.
According to TheWrap, Anderson -- who guided Cruise to a Best Supporting Actor nomination for 1999's "Magnolia" and is friends with the star -- showed Cruise the film, »
- The Huffington Post
'The Master': Paul Thomas Anderson Reaches Out to Scientologist Tom Cruise (Exclusive)
22 May 2012 10:19 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has screened his new film about a Scientology-like sect leader for Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most famous follower, in the hopes of heading off a conflict with the group, TheWrap has learned. According to two individuals close to the movie, Anderson recently screened the film, loosely based on the life of Scientology-founder L. Ron Hubbard, for Cruise. Both individuals said that Cruise “had issues” with some parts of the movie. Cruise starred in one of Anderson’s earlier movies, “Magnolia,” and the two remain friends. »
- Sharon Waxman
New Trailer As Paul Thomas Anderson Is ‘The Master’
22 May 2012 4:53 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
I’m a massive Paul Thomas Anderson fan, his work thus far is incomparable in my opinion to any film-maker working today in terms of consistency and depth of story; therefore I and a couple of others at Thn are excited to be able to give you the first trailer for his latest The Master. Centring around the leader of a faith based Us organisation and his right hand man the films trailer gives nothing away – other than a bang on form Joaquin Phoenix (To Die For, Walk The Line) – and this has only added to the excitement.
With Boogie Nights and Magnolia amongst others on his CV this looks like it could be another Paul Thomas Anderson masterpiece so have a look at the trailer and let us know if you agree with my unashamed praise:
The Master also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Laura Dern and, »
- Sam Carey
Trailer: The Master
21 May 2012 9:03 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Paul Thomas Anderson, the guy who wrote and directed There Will Be Blood, Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love, now returns after a five year absence with The Master. PTA's latest is about a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who, in the 1950s, comes up with a new "religion" that begins to catch on with devout followers. That's the official logline being told, but what every site says right after the official blurb is that Anderson's The Master is a telling of the start of scientology and how L. Ron Hubbard created it.
Maybe, or maybe it's just a movie about a guy that's not supposed to be Hubbard. And that thing he comes up with isn't scientology, it's something else. Or maybe I'm just saying that because I don't want scientologists calling me up.
The Master is set for release in October, and it does look like it'll be different.
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- Patrick Sauriol
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'The Master' follows 'There Will Be Blood'
21 May 2012 8:55 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Director Paul Thomas Anderson, known for movies like "Magnolia" and "Boogie Nights," has been rather quiet since 2007, when his film "There Will Be Blood" won two Oscars -- in addition to a ton of other awards.
Now, he's finally giving audiences a sneak peek at his next project, "The Master," starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. On Monday, Anderson released a short teaser trailer featuring Phoenix being questioned by a military officer about his mental health, sleep habits, and some violent episodes.
What do you think about Anderson's latest venture -- and, not to mention, Phoenix's first return to the screen since "I'm Still Here," the weird faux-documentary that confused fans and David Letterman.
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- editorial@zap2it.com
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